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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
West Ham 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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TABLE III.
Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.
| Children suffering from the following types of Multiple Defect, i.e., any combination of Total Blindness, Total Deafness, Mental Defect, Epilepsy, Active Tuberculosis, Crippling (as defined ir penultimate category of the Table), or Heart Disease | Boys. 3 | Girls. 5 | Total. 8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind (including partially blind) | (i) Suitable for training in a School for the totally blind. | At Certified Schools for the Blind | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| At Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| (ii) Suitable for training in a School for the partially blind. | At Certified Schools for the Blind or Partially Blind | 10 | 5 | 15 | |
| At Public Elementary Schools | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
| Deaf (including deaf and dumb and partially deaf) | (i) Suitable for training in a School for the totally deaf or deaf and dumb. | At Certified Schools for the Deaf | 35 | 33 | 68 |
| At Public Elementary Schools | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| (ii) Suitable for training in a School for the partially deaf. | At Certified Schools for the Deaf or | — | — | — | |
| At Public Elementary Schools | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Mentally Defective | Feebleminded. | At Certified Schools for Mentally De- fective Children | 101 | 65 | 166 |
| At Public Elementary Schools | 39 | 26 | 65 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 9 | 11 | 20 | ||
| Notified to the Local Mental Deficiency Authority during the year. | — | 13 | 14 | 27 | |
| Epileptics. | Suffering from severe epilepsy. | At Certified Schools for Epileptics | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | _ | _ | _ | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | — | 2 | 2 | ||
| At other Institutions | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Suffering from epilepsy which is not severe. | At Public Elementary Schools | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Physically Defective | Active pulmonary tuberculosis (including pleura and intrathoracic glands). | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Bord | 18 | 24 | 42 |
| At Certified Residential Open Air School | _ | _ | — | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | 2 | 2 | ||
| Quiescent or arrested pulmonary tuberculosis (including pleura and intrathoracic glands). | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health | — | — | — | |
| At Certified Residential Open Air | _ | — | - | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | — | — | |||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 5 | 8 | 13 | ||
| At other Institutions | 2 | 1 | l | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | 1 | 1 | ||